Five-time World’s Strongest Man titleholder Mariusz
Pudzianowski put away Bob Sapp with
first-round punches less than a minute into their KSW
19 headliner on Saturday at the Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland.
Sapp (11-12), who has lost his last six fights, succumbed to the
Polish strongman’s blows 41 seconds into round one.

The two behemoths approached one another tentatively at the start
and then let loose with their fists. Sapp covered up almost
immediately and ate a series of close-quarters knees. Pudzianowski
(4-2) backed him into the ropes, ripped his feet out from under him
with a primitive but effective standing double-leg takedown and
smashed away with hammerfists and punches. With Sapp offering
nothing in return, referee Tomasz Bronder swooped in and brought
the match to a merciful close.

Khalidov (25-4-2), who has tasted defeat just once in his last 25
appearances, launched a fearless kick-heavy attack to the
American’s legs, head and body. Wallace (12-5) struck for a
takedown roughly 90 seconds into the encounter, only to back away
and allow his foe to return to his feet. It was a decision he would
regret. Moments later, Khalidov fired a searing right cross down
the pike. A dazed Wallace collapsed, and the fight was done.

Other bouts were far less decisive. Polish middleweight Michal
Materla recorded his fifth consecutive victory, as he captured
a majority decision from UFC and
Bellator Fighting Championships veteran Jay Silva
(8-6). The 28-year-old Materla (17-3) has won eight of his nine
fights inside the
KSW ring.

Finally, former
International Fight League middleweight champion Matt Horwich
stopped Antoni
Chmielewski on third-round punches. Chmielewski (22-9) met his
end 2:19 into round three. The mercurial Horwich (27-21-1) threw
the brakes on a four-fight losing streak -- it was the longest such
skid of his 49-bout career -- with the victory.